Article: Weekends.com Exceeds $1.5 Million in First Round of Financing; Internet Travel Site With Only Five Employees Exceeds $1.5mm in Financing.

STATE COLLEGE, Pa., Nov. 1 /PRNewswire/ --

Weekends.com (http://www.weekends.com), a leading Internet travel company specializing in discount flights, last minute cruises, weekend hotel deals and one-of-a-kind weekend getaways announced today that it has secured in excess of $1.5 million in the first round of financing. Funds were secured from the parent company BeastoftheEast.net, Inc. and a number of Chicago and Pennsylvania angels. Weekends.com, which only employs 5 people, will use the financing for website development and marketing. The first round offering closes December 31st, 2000.

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